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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Characterization of the deep-sea coral and sponge community in Bodega Canyon and South of Cordell Bank using an autonomous underwater vehicle; AUV Surveys, R/V Fulmar, August 2011

Dataset ID: NOAA_FM-11-01
Database Version: 20240325-0
Data Provider: NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Data Contact: Clarke, Elizabeth: elizabeth.clarke@noaa.gov

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Geographic Range

Ocean: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current
Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern California

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 37.92646
Maximum Latitude: 38.23615
Minimum Longitude: -123.49117
Maximum Longitude: -123.44938

Overview

Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.

Number of records: 59
Number of coral records: 59
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): still image
Minimum depth (meters): 173
Maximum depth (meters): 506
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2011 to 2011

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represnt still photo observations of corals and sponges from a broad-scale characterization of deep-sea coral/sponge habitats and communities in Bodega Canyon and a site southwest of Cordell Bank conducted during August 2011 using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). This project was carried out as a joint effort between staff from NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The goal of this study was to provide information regarding this unexplored canyon system to compare with other well-studied canyons in the region. Data were used to inform decisions on sanctuary expansion. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. The data are part of the West Coast Deep-Sea Coral Initiative of NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program. Further information can be found at: https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/library/bodega-canyon-site-characterization-2011

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/library/bodega-canyon-site-characterization-2011

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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Observation date range: 2011 to 2011. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Howard, Dan. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_FM-11-01. Database version: 20240325-0.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
FUL-11-01	Fulmar R/V	Lucille SeaBED AUV	AUV	still image

Taxonomic Summary

Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.

Corals

Number of coral records: 59

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
genus	25 %
species	73 %
NA	2 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 0

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fishes

Number of fish records: 0

## No fish records in this data set.

Coral Taxa Observed

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ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Heteropolypus ritteri	724715	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	43
Parastenella	267700	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	8
Pennatuloidea	1609360	Scleralcyonacea	NA	1
Plumarella	177839	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	3
Swiftia	125314	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	4

Sponge Taxa Observed

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## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

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## No fish records in this data set.